Eccentric rotor and a vibrating motor using the same

ABSTRACT

An eccentric rotor wherein a printed wiring board in which commutator segments are formed at a first surface, two wound air-cored coils arranged with a prescribed arrangement angle about the shaft as a center at the second surface of the printed wiring board, and a weight are integrally molded into a disk-like shape with a resin by injection molding. The weight comprises a first surface of the weight which is exposed at the side surface of the rotor together with the first surface of the printed wiring board and a second surface of the weight which is exposed at the other surface of the rotor together with the wound air-cored coil. The resin which integrates the aforementioned components and forms an outer peripheral resin portion having a circular-arc periphery about the shaft as a center. The outer contours of the weight and printed wiring board are so formed as to assume positions separated from the outer periphery inwardly in a circular-arc portion. In the circular-arc portion at the outer periphery of the rotor, a continuous circular-arc protrusion covering the first surface of the weight and the first surface of the printed wiring board at one surface side of the rotor is formed integrally with the outer peripheral resin portion.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to the improvement of a molded eccentricrotor employed, for example, as silent call means in portablecommunication devices and to the configuration of a flat and thincoreless vibration motor of an axial-gap type which comprises the rotor.

2. Description of the Prior Art

A molded eccentric rotor in which vibrations are generated bycentrifugal force of the rotor itself is composed of a flatcrescent-shaped eccentric rotor in which an air-cored armature coil isshifted to one side. Such an eccentric rotor has been suggested longtime ago by the applicant of the present invention (see Patent Reference1).

However, miniaturization and width reduction of portable communicationdevices have also created a demand for smaller and thinner componentsinstalled in portable communication devices. For example, if a diameterof 12 mm and a thickness of about 3 mm are required, then in a flatcrescent-shaped eccentric rotor in which an air-cored armature coil isshifted to one side and which conventionally had an advantageousstructure with a diameter of about 14 mm, the displacement of the centerof gravity is small and the centrifugal vibrations are insufficient,making it necessary to employ an auxiliary weight composed of acomponent with a high specific gravity.

For this purpose, the applicant has suggested a structure in which therequired weight and displacement of the center of gravity is obtained bythe so-called two-color molding in which a component with a highspecific gravity which is composed of a tungsten alloy powder or blockis molded with a resin (Patent Reference 2).

In such a molded eccentric rotor, a guide hole matching the diameter ofthe corresponding air-gap armature coil and a first-turn connectionpattern are provided in a printed wiring board where the air-gaparmature coil is to be installed, and after the air-gap armature coilhas been installed, the printed wiring board is turned downward andintegrated molding is conducted by injection molding from the side ofthe upper air-gap armature coil (see Patent References 3, 4).

For cost reduction, it was suggested to remove one of the threethree-phase air-gap armature coils, to shift the remaining two flatcoils to one side, and further increase the eccentricity by auxiliarydisposing a member with a high specific gravity at the displacement side(Patent Reference 5).

However, though such a structure was effective in motors with a diameterof about 14 mm, when it was employed in motors with a diameter of about10 mm and a thickness of about 2 mm in configurations with an auxiliaryweight, especially such that it protruded to a magnet, the rotorthickness was sacrificed and the rotor was difficult to employ. Anotherdrawback was that in configurations with an arrangement opening angle ofthe two coils of 120 degrees, the portion of the auxiliary weight wassmall and the eccentricity as a whole was small.

Further, it order to use a flat vibration motor equipped with such aneccentric rotor as silent call means of a portable communication device,a mounting surface has to be flat to provide for direct installation viaa two-sided adhesive or the like on the printed wiring board of thedevice.

Moreover, a power supply terminal for supplying electric power to abrush is led out to the side peripheral portion of the motor andconnected to the power supply pattern provided in the printed wiringboard of the device.

Such flat motors are driven with an axial field-type ring-shaped magnet.Therefore, proper attention has to be paid to the power supply structurefor supplying power to a brush disposed in the inner portion of themagnet.

-   [Patent Reference 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No.    6-205565-   [Patent Reference 2] Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No.    11-75342-   [Patent Reference 3] Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No.    8-163846-   [Patent Reference 4] Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No.    11-113231-   [Patent Reference 5] Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No.    2000-286030

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

If a flat small motor with a diameter of 10 mm and a thickness of 2 mmis expected to satisfy the miniaturization requirements, then aneccentric weight made of a tungsten alloy with a specific gravity of 18is required to generate centrifugal vibrations with the rotor itself.However, in the motors of such size, the radial movement of the centerof gravity is small. Therefore, a motor with a large amount ofeccentricity cannot be obtained by employing a conventionaltechnological concept according to which an eccentric weight made of atungsten alloy with a high specific gravity is confined within an emptyspace at the eccentric side between the two flat air-cored armaturecoils. The present invention was created by thoughtfully designing thestructure of the eccentric weight made from a tungsten alloy and thearrangement space thereof. It is an object of the present invention toprovide an eccentric rotor that can ensure a high impact resistancedespite the increased eccentricity and also to provide a motor ofreduced thickness which incorporates such an eccentric rotor.

EFFECT OF THE INVENTION

In order to resolve the aforementioned problems, the eccentric rotor inaccordance with the present invention is, as described in claim 1, aneccentric rotor which is rotatably supported on a shaft fixed to ahousing of a vibration motor. A printed wiring board has a plurality ofcommutator segments are formed at a first surface, and two woundair-cored coils are arranged with a prescribed arrangement angle aboutthe shaft as a center at the second surface of the printed wiring board.A weight is integrally molded into a disk-like shape with a resin byinjection molding, the weight comprising a first surface which isexposed at the side surface of the rotor together with the first surfaceof the printed wiring board and a second surface of the weight isexposed at the other surface of the rotor together with the woundair-cored coil. The resin forms an outer peripheral resin portion havinga circular-arc periphery about the shaft as a center and fills the spacebetween the air-cored coil and the weight at the other surface side ofthe rotor. The outer contours of the weight and printed wiring board areso formed as to assume positions separated from the outer peripheryinwardly in a circular-arc portion, and in the circular-arc portion, acontinuous circular-arc protrusion covering the first surface of theweight and the first surface of the printed wiring board at one surfaceside of the rotor is formed integrally with the outer peripheral resinportion.

With such a configuration, a large eccentricity of the eccentric rotorcan be obtained despite the miniaturization and thickness reduction ofthe eccentric rotor following the miniaturization and thicknessreduction of the vibration motor, and an eccentric rotor with excellentimpart resistance can be obtained.

Thus, employing the configuration in which both surfaces of the weightare exposed at the rotor surface makes it possible to use effectivelythe thickness of the rotor, including the thickness of the printedwiring board. Further, providing a continuous circular-arc protrusionsuch that the resin covers the outer peripheral portion of the rotor andthat the first surface of the printed wiring board and the weight arecovered with the circular-arc outer peripheral portion makes it possibleto support the weight with the resin and increase the impact resistance.

Further, employing the configurations described in claims 2 to 5 makesit possible to increase further the eccentricity and also to increasethe impact resistance.

With the configuration described in claim 6, a vibration motor of afixed shaft system can be constructed by using the eccentric rotor inaccordance with the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a bottom view from one surface side of the rotor according toa first embodiment of the eccentric rotor in accordance with the presentinvention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view from the other surface side of the eccentricrotor.

FIG. 3 shows a coreless vibration motor of an axial gap type which isprovided with the aforementioned eccentric rotor and is across-sectional view along the A-A line of the portion of the eccentricrotor shown in FIG. 2.

FIG. 4 shows a rotation principle of the motor shown in FIG. 3 andillustrates the case with an arrangement an opening angle of air-coredarmature coils of 150 degrees.

FIG. 5 shows a rotation principle of the motor shown in FIG. 3 andillustrates the operation when the arrangement opening angle ofair-cored armature coils is 170 degrees.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

The drawings illustrating the embodiment of the present invention willbe described hereinbelow.

The preferred embodiment of the present invention based on theaforementioned drawings will be explained below.

FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 illustrate an eccentric rotor R which is obtained bymolding in a mold. FIG. 1 is a view from the side of one surface R1 ofthe rotor R, and FIG. 2 is a view from the side of the other surface R2equivalent to the rear side of FIG. 1.

The eccentric rotor R is obtained by integrally molding a sinteredoil-impregnated bearing 3 arranged in a rotation center, a printedwiring board 1, an eccentric weight 4, and two air-cored armature coils2A, 2B by injection molding with a resin 5 so conducted as to obtain adisk-like shape.

The printed wiring board has a shaft insertion hole 1 a provided in therotation center of the rotor R1. At the first surface 111 thereof, acommutator S composed of a plurality of commutator segments S1 is formedby printing around the shaft insertion hole 1 a.

Installation areas 1 b, 1 c are provided at a second surface 112 of theprinted wiring board 1 so that two air-cored armature coils 2A, 2B canbe installed therein. Further, a notched portion 113 is formed, thelower side thereof being cut to assume a linear shape, as a whole, inthe plan view thereof.

The air-cored armature coils 2A, 2B are fixed in the installation areas1 b, 1 c at an arrangement angle of less than 180 degrees (for example,150 degrees or 170 degrees) about the rotation center of the rotor R asa center.

Three terminal wire patterns id are provided between the air-coredarmature coils 2A, 2B in the notched portion 113 at the second surface112 of the printed wiring board 1, and the terminals of the air-coredarmature coils 2A, 2B are connected.

The eccentric weight 4 is a flat plate made of a tungsten alloy and isarranged at a side with an angle of 180 degrees or more, which isopposite to the side where the air-cored armature coils 2A, 2B arearranged at an arrangement angle of less than 180 degrees. In theeccentric weight 4, a first surface 41 where the resin does not flow induring injection molding is formed as a surface substantially identicalto the first surface 111 of the printed wiring board 1, and this surfacetogether with the surface 111 of the printed wiring board 1 is exposedat one surface R1 of the rotor R. Furthermore, a second surface 42 ofthe weight which is opposite to the first surface 41 of the weight is atthe side of the air-cored armature coils 2A, 2B and is likewise exposedat the second surface R2 of the rotor R.

The size of the weight can be increased if the outer contour of theweight 4 which is adjacent to the coils 2A or 2B is as close to the coilas possible or similar to the contour of the printed wiring board.

The sintered oil-impregnated bearing 3 is formed from a cylindricaloilless metal and is disposed at the rotation center.

When the aforementioned components are integrated with the resin 5 byinjection molding, the resin 5 fills the gaps between the coil and coil,coils and weight, and coils and bearing, thereby integrating all thecomponents.

Further, the resin 5 also reaches the outer side in the radial directionof the coils 2A, 2B and weight 4 at the outer peripheral side of thecoils 2A, 2B and weight 4, and the rotor R is resin molded so as to forman outer peripheral resin portion 55 in the form of a circular arc withthe rotation center as a center.

A large eccentricity can be obtained if a resin with a specific gravityof 1.8 or less is used as the resin 5 and if a sintered tungsten alloywith a high specific gravity is used as the weight 4.

At the printed wiring board 1, there are also provided a conductivepattern for connecting the terminals of air-cored armature coils 2A, 2Bto each segment pattern via the three terminal wire patterns 1 d andprinted resistors for spark prevention, but those components are notshown in the figures.

Further, the wiring state in which the terminals of the wound air-coredarmature coils 2A, 2B are connected to each segment pattern via thethree terminal wire patterns 1 d is illustrated by the below-describedFIG. 4 and FIG. 5 that illustrate the operation, and the explanation ofthis wiring state is herein omitted.

The substantial center of the effective conductor portion of the woundair-cored armature coils 2A, 2B may be almost equal to that of theopening angle of the magnetic poles of the incorporated magnet, but thesize of the weight 4 can be increased correspondingly to the reductionin the size of the outer contour of the coils, if the substantial centerof the effective conductor portion is somewhat decreased within a rangewhere no large counter-torque is generated.

The eccentric weight 4 is formed to have a flat fan-like shape with therotation center as a reference. A first step-like portion 4 a is formedat the outer contour 45 of a circular-arc portion. When it is configuredas the eccentric rotor R, the thickness of the portions where the firstsurface 41 and the second surface 42 are formed is a combined thicknessof the air-cored armature coils 2A, 2B and the printed wiring board 1.As a result, the eccentricity is increased by enlarging the weight 4 bythe thickness of the printed wiring board 1, while avoiding a negativeeffect of the thickness of the eccentric rotor R on miniaturization.

In the printed wiring board 1, the outer contour 115 of the portion ofthe outer peripheral resin portion 55 is formed to be somewhat less thanthe maximum outer contour of the outer peripheral resin portion 55 ofthe rotor. The resin 5 protrudes to the side of the surface R1 in theaxial direction via this gap, thereby forming a protrusion 5 a.

Further, the circular-arc portion 45 of the weight 4 is also formedsomewhat less than the outer peripheral portion 55 in the form of acircular arc, the resin 5 protrudes to the side of the surface R1 in theaxial direction via this outer contours portion and forms the protrusion5 a connected to the portion of the printed wiring board 1. As shown inFIGS. 1 and 3, the protrusion 5 a comprises the respective outercontours 115, 45 and covers the respective first surfaces 111, 41 in acircular arc fashion.

This protrusion 5 a is accommodated in the space formed between thebelow-described ring-like magnet 9 and case 6 and there is no risk ofthis protrusion impeding the miniaturization of the motor.

Furthermore, the first step-like portion 4 a of the eccentric weight 4is supported by the outer peripheral portion 55 in the form of acircular arc and the protrusion 5 a hereof; it serves as reinforcingmeans for locking the eccentric weight 4 in the axial direction.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the second step-like portion 4 b isprovided and extended toward the center so that the zone between thecoils 2A, 2B overlaping the printed wiring board 1, thereby increasingthe mass of the weight 4. A third step-like portion 4 c is provided inpart thereof and the weight 4 is covered with the resin so that it isnot exposed at the side of surface R2 of the rotor R.

As a result, the bearing side of the weight 4 also serves as areinforcement for locking.

Further, a resistance to radial impacts is increased if a portion 4 d isso provided that it covers the sintered oil-impregnated bearing 3disposed in the center, so that part thereof is surrounded.

If the eccentric weight is provided with a sufficient strength in theradial direction, this portion surrounding the bearing becomesunnecessary.

Further, in accordance with a motor size, for example, a diameter of10-14 mm, and with consideration for current consumption and centrifugalforce, a material with a density (specific gravity) of 17-18.4 isselected for the eccentric weight 4.

The sintered oil-impregnated bearing 3 has a cylindrical shape and isprovided in the shaft insertion hole 1 a of the printed wiring board 1,as shown in FIG. 3. It is used for rotatably supporting the eccentricrotor R on a bracket 7 with the below-described shaft 8. Further, aprotruding portion 3 a is provided at the outer periphery in the centralportion in the axial direction of this cylinder. By means of thisprotruding portion 3 a, the locking strength of the sintered-oilimpregnated bearing 3, after molding in the mold, has increasedresistance to movement in the axial direction with respect to theeccentric rotor R.

Further, the same effect can be obtained if the protruding portion 3 ais formed intermittently, rather than along the entire outer peripheryof the cylindrical sintered oil-impregnated bearing 3. In this case, themounting strength in the tangential direction can be also increased.

The resin 5 with a low density (specific gravity) is selected so as toprevent, as effectively as possible, the position of the center ofgravity from being offset. Thus a high-strength resin with a density(specific gravity) of about 1.4 which is obtained by introducing glassfibers into a resin with a density of 2 or less such as a polybutyleneterephthalate resin that has good moldability and regeneration abilityis selected.

FIG. 3 shows an ultrathin coreless vibration motor with a thickness ofabout 2 mm which is constructed by using the above-described moldedeccentric rotor R.

This vibration motor comprises a case 6 obtained by drawing a thinmagnetic stainless steel sheet with a thickness of 0.15 mm and a housingH in the form of a bracket 7 with a thickness of about 0.15 mm that wasmounted in the opening of the case.

Inside the case, a shaft 8 with a diameter of about 0.6 mm is pressfitted and fixed in the center of the bracket 7, and six magnetizedthin-ring-like magnets 9 are installed NS alternately and outwardly inthe radial direction of the shaft 8. The base end 8 a of the shaft 8 maybe laser welded instead of being press fitted or may be press fitted andthen welded.

The above-described molded eccentric rotor R with a thickness of about0.8 mm is rotatably mounted on the shaft 8 and installed adjacently tothe ring-like magnets 9 via an axial gap.

Electric power is supplied to the molded eccentric rotor R from a pairof brushes 10A, 10B via a commutator portion 1 s. Here, the eccentricrotor R is represented by a cross-sectional view along the A-A line inFIG. 2.

Here, in the eccentric rotor R, part of the resin 5 protrudes in theaxial direction on the outer periphery of the ring-like magnets 9 and inthe spatial portion on the inner side of the case 6, and reinforcingmeans for locking the eccentric weight 4 in the axial direction isprovided by using the step-like portion 4 b of the eccentric weight 4.

In the bracket 7, the brushes 10A, 10B are implanted in the flexiblebase 12 by soldering or thermally fusing at the base thereof, so thatthe sliding contacts get inside the magnet 9. In the aforesaid bracket7, part of the position of the magnet 9 serves as a through hole 7 a, apower supply lead portion 12 a is extended in the radial direction,passed through the hole 7 a, and led out as a power supply electrodeportion 12 b to the side of the case 6.

Therefore, when the flexible base 12 is led outwardly from between themagnet 9 and the bracket 7, a sufficient lead-out space of the flexiblebase 12 with a thickness of about 0.15 mm can be enabled, even if thethickness of the bracket 7 is as small as about 0.15 mm.

Here, the flexible base 12 may be adhesively fixed to the bracket 7 andmagnet 9 by applying an adhesive to the prescribed surface.

The power supply electrode portion 12 b of the flexible base 12 isfolded back in a portion of a tongue 7 b protruding from the bracket 7,and the soldering electrode is exposed in the three directions, therebyfacilitating solder connection to the printed wiring board at the deviceside.

On the other hand, in the case 6 constituting the other part of thehousing, a through hole 6 a in the form of a bar ring for mounting theother end of the shaft 8 made of stainless steel and described in detailhereinabove is disposed in the center, and several polyimide films 6 areattached to avoid sliding loss around the through hole 6 a. The moldedeccentric rotor R is brought into sliding contact with the polyimidefilm P by a push-down force of a pair of brushes 10A, 10B via thebearing 3.

Therefore, because the eccentric rotor R is constantly impelled towardthe case 6 and rotatably held down by the polyimide film, it does notmove anymore toward the case 6, the gap therebetween is ensured, a riskof collision is avoided, a constant gap with the case 6 is maintained, aspread in the rotation position is prevented, and a stable rotarysupport can be obtained.

Here, the other end of the shaft 8 is laser welded in the portion of thethrough hole 6 a in the form of a bar ring to the case.

Therefore, a risk of the shaft 8 coming out of the through hole 6 a isprevented, even if the motor is subjected to impacts, for example, if itfalls down.

FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 illustrate the operation of the ultrathin corelessvibration motor having the above-described configuration. FIG. 4 shows astate in which six field magnets 9 with alternating NS poles, acommutator S composed of nine segments S1 to S9, positive and negativebrushes 10A, 10B which are in sliding contact with the commutator S atan opening angle of 180 degrees in the position of a neutral part of themagnet 9, and effective conductor portions of the wound air-coredcommutator foils 2A, 2B configured at an arrangement angle of 150degrees contribute to a torque. Thus, the first-turn terminal of thewound air-cored commutator foil 2A is connected to the segment S1 of thecommutator S, the last-turn terminal thereof together with the last-turnterminal of the wound air-cored commutator foil 2B is connected to thesegment S3 of the commutator, and the last-turn terminal of the coil 2Bis connected to the segment S5 of the commutator.

In each segment of the commutator, three conductors which are shortcircuited by two conductors are formed by printing wiring or the like,and the segments are integrated with the zone K1 where the tungstenalloy weight, as an eccentric rotor R, is wider.

If electric power is supplied to the eccentric rotor R that was thusconstructed, with the positive and negative brushes 10A, 10B that are insliding contact with the neutral portions of the magnet, a rotary forceis generated in the direction shown by an arrow in the air-coredarmature coils 2A, 2B, according to the Fleming's left-hand rule by theDC current which is supplied from the brush 10A and is zeroed in thebrush 10B.

FIG. 5 shows a state in which the effective conductor portions on bothsides of the wound air-cored armature coils 2A, 2B configured at anarrangement angle of 170 degrees contribute to the torque. Because thewiring relationship is identical to that shown in FIG. 4, theexplanation thereof is omitted. It is clear that in this case, too, therotation is not accompanied by counter-torque.

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 7. An eccentric rotor rotatably about an axis of rotation andhaving a first side and a second side, comprising: a printed wiringboard, two wound air-cored coils arranged juxtaposed to the printedwiring board, a weight, and a resin structure integrally molding saidprinted wiring board, said air cored coils and said weight into adisk-like shape; said printing board having a first side and a pluralityof commutator segments on said first side; said weight having a firstside which is exposed at the first side of the rotor together with thefirst side of the printed wiring board and a second side of the weightwhich is exposed at the second side of the rotor together with the aircored coils; said resin structure having an outer peripheral portionhaving a circular-arc periphery about the axis of rotation; and saidouter peripheral portion of said resin structure having a projectionextending in an axial direction from the first side of the rotor andhaving one part superimposed with the first side of the weight andanother part superimposed with the first side of the printed wiringboard.
 8. The eccentric rotor according to claim 7, wherein said resinstructure has an inner circular arc portion disposed radially inwardlyof said outer peripheral portion, said air cored coils and said weightbeing disposed between said outer peripheral portion and said innercircular arc portion.
 9. The eccentric rotor according to claim 8,wherein said resin structure has an intermediate portion extendingbetween said outer peripheral portion and said inner circular arcportion, said intermediate portion extending between said weight andsaid air cored coils.
 10. The eccentric rotor according to claim 9,wherein said weight has an outer circular arc periphery with saidrotational axis being the center, said weight having first and secondarcuate sections extending from said outer circular arc periphery ofsaid weight, said first and second arcuate sections being juxtaposed toand spaced from said two air cored coils respectively to form twointermediate spaces, said intermediate resin structure being disposed insaid intermediate spaces.
 11. The eccentric rotor according to claim 10,wherein each of said first and second air cored coils have arcuatesections which are juxtaposed to and spaced from said first and secondarcuate sections of said weight such that said intermediate spaces havean arcuate configuration.
 12. The eccentric rotor according to claim 9,wherein a part of said intermediate portion of said resin structure isexposed to the second side of said rotor.
 13. The eccentric rotoraccording to claim 8, wherein said inner circular arc portion of saidresin structure has a section disposed in superimposed relationship witha section of said printed wiring board.
 14. The eccentric rotoraccording to claim 8, wherein said inner circular arc portion of saidresin structure has a section disposed in superimposed relationship witha part of said printed wiring board and with a part of said weight. 15.The eccentric rotor according to claim 7, wherein said weight has anouter peripheral projecting part, said resin structure having a U-shapedsection disposed about said outer peripheral projecting part of saidweight.
 16. The eccentric rotor according to claim 7, wherein saidweight has a first axial thickness and said air cored coils and saidprinted circuit board together have a second axial thickness equal tosaid first axial thickness.
 17. The eccentric rotor according to claim16, wherein said weight has an indented section which accommodates asection of the printed wiring board, said indented section of saidweight and said section of said printed wiring board together having athickness equal to said first and second axial thickness.
 18. Theeccentric rotor according to claim 7, wherein at least part of saidprojection is disposed in superimposed relationship with said printedwiring board.
 19. An eccentric rotor rotatably about an axis of rotationand having a first side and a second side, comprising: a printed wiringboard, two wound air-cored coils arranged juxtaposed to the printedwiring board, a weight, and a resin structure integrally molding saidprinted wiring board, said air cored coils and said weight into adisk-like shape; said printing board having a first side and a pluralityof commutator segments on said first side; said weight having a firstside which is exposed at the first side of the rotor together with thefirst side of the printed wiring board and a second side of the weightwhich is exposed at the second side of the rotor together with the aircored coils; and said weight having an outer circular arc peripheralsurface with said rotational axis being the center, said weight havingfirst and second arcuate surfaces extending from said outer circular arcperipheral surface of said weight, said first and second arcuatesurfaces being juxtaposed to and spaced from said two air cored coilsrespectively to form two intermediate spaces, said resin structurehaving an intermediate arcuate portion disposed in said intermediatespaces.
 20. A vibration motor comprising a ring-like magnet, a brush andan eccentric rotor, a housing accommodating the magnet, the brush, andthe eccentric rotor, a shaft fixed to the housing for rotatablysupporting the eccentric rotor, said eccentric rotor, comprising; aprinted wiring board, two wound air-cored coils arranged juxtaposed tothe printed wiring board, a weight, and a resin structure integrallymolding said printed wiring board, said air cored coils and said weightinto a disk-like shape; said printing board having a first side and aplurality of commutator segments on said first side; said weight havinga first side which is exposed at the first side of the rotor togetherwith the first side of the printed wiring board and a second side of theweight which is exposed at the second side of the rotor together withthe air cored coils; said resin structure having an outer peripheralportion having a circular-arc periphery about the axis of rotation; andsaid outer peripheral portion of said resin structure having aprojection extending in an axial direction from the first side of therotor and having one part superimposed with the first side of the weightand another part superimposed with the first side of the printed wiringboard.
 21. A vibration motor comprising a magnet, a brush and aneccentric rotor, a housing accommodating the magnet, the brush, and theeccentric rotor, a shaft for rotatably supporting the eccentric rotor,said eccentric rotor comprising; a printed wiring board, two woundair-cored coils arranged juxtaposed to the printed wiring board, aweight, and a resin structure integrally molding said printed wiringboard, said air cored coils and said weight into a disk-like shape; saidprinting board having a first side and a plurality of commutatorsegments on said first side; said weight having a first side which isexposed at the first side of the rotor together with the first side ofthe printed wiring board and a second side of the weight which isexposed at the second side of the rotor together with the air coredcoils; said resin structure having an outer peripheral portion having acircular-arc periphery about the axis of rotation; said resin structurehaving an inner circular arc portion disposed radially inwardly of saidouter peripheral portion; and said resin structure having anintermediate portion extending between said outer peripheral portion andsaid inner circular arc portion, said intermediate portion extendingbetween said weight and said air cored coils.
 22. The eccentric rotoraccording to claim 21, wherein a part of said intermediate portion ofsaid resin structure is exposed to the second side of the rotor.
 23. Avibration rotor comprising a magnet, a brush and an eccentric rotor, ahousing accommodating the magnet, the brush, and the eccentric rotor, ashaft for rotatably supporting the eccentric rotor, said eccentricrotor, comprising; a printed wiring board, two wound air-cored coilsarranged juxtaposed to the printed wiring board, a weight, a bearing anda resin structure integrally molding said printed wiring board, said aircored coils said weight and said bearing into a disk-like shape; saidprinting board having a first side and a plurality of commutatorsegments on said first side; said weight having a first side which isexposed at the first side of the rotor together with the first side ofthe printed wiring board and a second side of the weight which isexposed at the second side of the rotor together with the wound aircored coil; and said weight having an outer circular arc peripheralsurface with said rotational axis being the center, said weight havingfirst and second arcuate surfaces extending from said outer circular arcperipheral surface of said weight, said first and second arcuatesurfaces being juxtaposed to and spaced from said two air cored coilsrespectively to form two intermediate spaces, said resin structurehaving an intermediate portion disposed in said intermediate spaces.